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Mr President, on behalf of the presidency of the Council, I thank President Prodi for the presentation on the policy orientation provided by the European Commission for the Union's next multiannual financial framework: it is an important communication. The negotiations ahead will be of fundamental importance for the development of the enlarged Union well into the next decade.
What is at issue, therefore, is much more than the financial framework for the Union. It is also the policies and priorities which can best address the aspirations of your citizens. As mentioned by the Chairman of the Committee on Budgets, Mr Wynn, the negotiations will run well into 2005. However, the Irish presidency will begin discussions and give priority to advancing the dossier as effectively as possible. The President of the Commission will brief Coreper tomorrow, and on 23 February there will be a first discussion by ministers at the General Affairs and External Relations Council.
Our aim as presidency will be to initiate and advance discussions and, in cooperation with succeeding presidencies, to map out how best to process the dossier and lay a solid foundation for our successors. We hope in this regard that the spring European Council might be able to agree on the calendar and process for negotiations. The Council looks forward to working constructively with Parliament and the Commission in advancing this important dossier.
With your permission, Mr President, may I finally join with you, Mr Wynn and others in the warm expressions of congratulations and goodwill to Mr Colom i Naval and to wish him all the very best for the future."@en1
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